                 ""  ; special value that will be handled later
                 (.replaceAll desc "\n" "<br />")))
         (catch Exception e
+            ; print error message in case of any DB-related exception
             (println-and-flush "read-description(): error accessing database '" (:subname (second product)) "'!")
             nil)))  ; special value that will be handled later
 

    (try
        (jdbc/query db-spec/changes-db (str "select * from changes order by id;"))
        (catch Exception e
            (println-and-flush "read-ccs-description(): Error accessing database 'css_descriptions.db'!")
            (println e)
            nil)))  ; special value that will be handled later


    (try
        (jdbc/query db-spec/changes-db [(str "select * from changes where user_name=? order by id;") user-name])
        (catch Exception e
            ; print error message in case of any DB-related exception
            (println-and-flush "read-changes-for-user(): Error accessing database 'css_descriptions.db'!")
            (println e)
            nil)))  ; special value that will be handled later

